Aristotle
View AuthorThe punishment of the liar is not to be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Aristotle
View AuthorYou can't untie a knot without knowing how it's made.
Aristotle
View AuthorTo know is to remember.
Aristotle
View AuthorHistory tells what happened; poetry what should have happened.
Aristotle
View AuthorHe who possesses the most accurate notions about the causes of things and is able to give a perfect account of them in his teaching is wiser than all others in any other science.
Aristotle
View AuthorThe wise have the same advantages over the ignorant as the living over the dead.
Aristotle
View AuthorGreat knowledge begets great doubts.
Aristotle
View AuthorMan can learn nothing except in virtue of what he already knows.
Aristotle
View AuthorOral teachings should accommodate the habits of the listeners.
Aristotle
View AuthorUnderstanding is a blank slate on which nothing is written.
Aristotle
View AuthorWe learn, either by induction or by demonstration. Demonstration starts from the universal; induction from the particular.
Aristotle
View AuthorTeaching is not a vital function, because it does not have an end in itself; the vital function is learning.